Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-29

the executive committee, to assemblies OF
the Knights of Labor revoking the order to
90 to work and once more caIllnS out the
Philadelphia and Reading men, has not
reached Reading. 1t will not be Needed
by employees who have already refused TO
90 out. and by their action on Monday
broke the back bone of the strike They
all are at work today. The call for Read
ing railroad employees convention to meet
here tomorrow for aggressive measures
against the company has not created much
excitement in this city and indications are
that il would be very SHINY attended, as
the orders of the company are strict to the
effect that men must remain on duty and
attend no such convention during work
inc hours, Miners will be most largely
represented The fact that about thirty
members of the Brotherhood OF Locomo-
tive Engineers obtained engines held by
the Knights Of Labor has made the feeling
between these parties very bitter Prooa-
bly, BOG new men have been employed at
the Office in this city in place OF old ones
and sent 10 points where they were most
needed.
SHAMoKrN. Pa, Dec 2S-The Reading
railway knights of Labor here are still
out and declare they viii not return to
work till their discharged associates at
this place are reinstated.
The train crews of non-union men are at
work. but theig are thirty-fye locomotives
here without crews. Golfers IN this
locality lack transportation facilities.
The railroad strikers, however, declare
that the miners will go on sttike as soon
as requested to do so. Good order prevails
among the strikers.
HARRIsBURG, Pa. Dec. %. - General
Manager McCrea and other officials OF the
Pennsylvania company deny all knowl-
edge OF trouble among their employees re
ported in dispatches from Cleveland. He
SAYS no committee has arranged to meet
him next Saturday. Railroaders also
DENY the report except the Cleveland and
pittsburg men. There is some dissatis-
tion among the latter over the double
header system and paper asking its dis
continuance has been extensively signed
About 300 yardmen along the line of the
FIT WAYNE road. it is said, have asked for
! a ten per cent advance to take effect on
January |.
louisville, Pa, Dec. 2s.-Notwith-
standing the facts that the Rights OF
Labor leaders declare that there is a gen
eral strike along the line of tine Reading
road, there is no perceptible interruption
of operations here.
louisville, Dec. 2S-Not Il single train
started out Of the Frankville branch this
morning The Reading railroad company
EMPLOYS some twenty-five crews and en-
zines on this branch in the transportation
LOU
hoisted over Mahonoh Plane when in OPP
Grafton and sent through here.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 2S-The strikers
who resumed work on the Reading road
Yesterday reported for duty as usual at
Port Richmond this morning. The
frei ght along the wharves was handled as
usual, and in the yards all was business
and activity. There were gathering of
knights at one or two of the headquarters,
where there was much growing at the
discharge of their leaders and numerous
declarations of Willingness to resume the
strike, but no formal meetings were held
and no action toward again calling the
hands ont was taken. There Is plenty OF
discomfort over the situation, and this
afternoon seven of the fourteen crews in
charge of engines at Port Richmond
ran them on sidiugS and abandoned them.
Superintendent keim at once went to the
! wharf and personally thanked the crews
/ of the other seven engines for their loyalty
and told them that if they thought it IN
safe to remain on their engines for Il time
! their places would be held open for them.
/ Mr.. keim also called III the aid of fifty
| Pimkerton detectives to protect the property
and the men at work About 80 men are
guarding the compauy'S yards ANA wharveS.
/ They are in citizens dress and are thus en-
/ abled to keep posted as to the plans Of the
! strikers. which they report to the officials
from time to time. The loyal employees OF
company are to be supplied with clubs for
Self-defense.
ELTZABErHPoRT. y j.. Dec. 2S.-Tht
Reading coal handlers who Were discharg
ed on Friday last kept in the vicinity O
the docks today in readiness to go to work
should they be reinstated. No communi-
cation was sent to them ana there IS IN
certainty rs to their being taken back
Shipper Wallace said he had no instruc
tionS to re-employ them. Only the office
clerks are at the docks and no coal ha!
been received since Saturday morning.